to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
in swarms; in great crowds
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to go out and away; to leave
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
notice; attention; observation
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)